The Donaldson–Witten Function for Gauge Groups of Rank Larger Than One

We study correlation functions in topologically twisted , d=4 supersymmetric Yang–Mills theory for gauge groups of rank larger than one on compact four-manifolds X. We find that the topological invariance of the generator of correlation functions of BRST invariant observables is not spoiled by noncompactness of field space. We show how to express the correlators on simply connected manifolds of b _2,+(X)>0 in terms of Seiberg–Witten invariants and the classical cohomology ring of X. For manifolds X of simple type and gauge group SU(N) we give explicit expressions of the correlators as a sum over =1 vacua. We describe two applications of our expressions, one to superconformal field theory and one to large N expansions of SU(N) , d=4 supersymmetric Yang–Mills theory. Received: 30 March 1998 / Accepted: 17 April 1998     

Multiple Instantons Representing Higher-Order Chern–Pontryagin Classes

It has been shown in the work of Chakrabarti, Sherry and Tchrakian that the chiral SO _±(4 p) Yang–Mills theory in the Euclidean 4 p (p≥ 2) dimensions allows an axially symmetric self-dual system of equations similar to Witten's instanton equations in the classical 4-dimensional SU(2)∼SO _±(4) theory and the solutions represent a new class of instantons. However the rigorous existence of these higher-dimensional instanton solutions has remained open except for the solution of unit charge representing a single instanton. In this paper we establish an existence and uniqueness theorem for multi-instantons of arbitrary charges in the case p≥ 2. These solutions are the first known instantons, with the Chern–Pontryagin index greater than one, of the Yang–Mills model in higher dimensions. Our approach is a study of a nonlinear variational equation defined on the Poincaré half plane. Received: 20 May 1996 / Accepted: 30 April 1997     

Noncommutative electromagnetism as a large <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis> gauge theory

We map noncommutative (NC) U(1) gauge theory on ℝ _C ^d ×ℝ _NC ²ⁿ to U(N→∞) Yang–Mills theory on ℝ _C ^d , where ℝ _C ^d is a d-dimensional commutative spacetime while ℝ _NC ²ⁿ is a 2n-dimensional NC space. The resulting U(N) Yang–Mills theory on ℝ _C ^d is equivalent to that obtained by the dimensional reduction of (d+2n)-dimensional U(N) Yang–Mills theory onto ℝ _C ^d . We show that the gauge-Higgs system (A _μ ,Φ ^a ) in the U(N→∞) Yang–Mills theory on ℝ _C ^d leads to an emergent geometry in the (d+2n)-dimensional spacetime whose metric was determined by Ward a long time ago. In particular, the 10-dimensional gravity for d=4 and n=3 corresponds to the emergent geometry arising from the 4-dimensional N=4{\mathcal{N}}=4 vector multiplet in the AdS/CFT duality. We further elucidate the emergent gravity by showing that the gauge-Higgs system (A _μ ,Φ ^a ) in half-BPS configurations describes self-dual Einstein gravity.     

New Representation of the Self-Duality and Exact Solutions for Yang–Mills Equations

In this paper, we found a new representation for self-duality . In addition, exact solution class of the classical SU(2) Yang–Mills field in four-dimensional Euclidean space and two exact solution classes for SU(2) Yang–Mills when ρ is a complex analytic function are also obtained. PACS numbers: 11.15.-q Gauge field theories, 11.15.Kc Semiclassical theories in gauge fields, 12.10.-g, 12.15.-y Yang–Mills fields     

Integrable Structures in Classical Off-Shell 10D Supersymmetric Yang–Mills Theory

The field equations of supersymmetric Yang–Mills theory in ten dimensions may be formulated as vanishing curvature conditions on light-like rays in superspace. In this article, we investigate the physical content of the modified SO(7) covariant superspace constraints put forward earlier [11]. To this end, group-algebraic methods are developed which allow to derive the set of physical fields and their equations of motion from the superfield expansion of the supercurl, systematically. A set of integrable superspace constraints is identified which drastically reduces the field content of the unconstrained superfield but leaves the spectrum including the original Yang–Mills vector field completely off-shell. A weaker set of constraints gives rise to additional fields obeying first order differential equations. Geometrically, the SO(7) covariant superspace constraints descend from a truncation of Witten's original linear system to particular one-parameter families of light-like rays. Received: 20 April 2000 / Accepted: 10 September 2000     

Early and late-time cosmic acceleration in non-minimal Yang–Mills-<Emphasis Type="Italic">f</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">G</Emphasis>) gravity

In this paper we show that power-law inflation can be realized in non-minimal gravitational coupling of Yang–Mills field with a general function of the Gauss–Bonnet invariant in the framework of Einstein gravity. Such a non-minimal coupling may appear due to quantum corrections. We also discuss the non-minimal Yang–Mills-f(G) gravity in the framework of modified Gauss–Bonnet action which is widely studied recently. It is shown that both inflation and late-time cosmic acceleration are possible in such a theory.     

On the nature of the phase transition in <Emphasis Type="Italic">SU</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>), <Emphasis Type="Italic">Sp</Emphasis>(2) and <Emphasis Type="Italic">E</Emphasis>(7) Yang–Mills theory

We study the nature of the confinement phase transition in d=3+1 dimensions in various non-abelian gauge theories with the approach put forward in Phys. Lett. B 684, 262 (2010). We compute an order-parameter potential associated with the Polyakov loop from the knowledge of full 2-point correlation functions. For SU(N) with N=3,…,12 and Sp(2) we find a first-order phase transition in agreement with general expectations. Moreover our study suggests that the phase transition in E(7) Yang–Mills theory also is of first order. We find that it is weaker than for SU(N). We show that this can be understood in terms of the eigenvalue distribution of the order parameter potential close to the phase transition.     

Complexified Gravity in Noncommutative Spaces

The presence of a constant background antisymmetric tensor for open strings or D-branes forces the space-time coordinates to be noncommutative. This effect is equivalent to replacing ordinary products in the effective theory by the deformed star product. An immediate consequence of this is that all fields get complexified. The only possible noncommutative Yang–Mills theory is the one with U(N) gauge symmetry. By applying this idea to gravity one discovers that the metric becomes complex. We show in this article that this procedure is completely consistent and one can obtain complexified gravity by gauging the symmetry U(1,D−1) instead of the usual SO(1,D−1). The final theory depends on a Hermitian tensor containing both the symmetric metric and antisymmetric tensor. In contrast to other theories of nonsymmetric gravity the action is both unique and gauge invariant. The results are then generalized to noncommutative spaces. Received: 1 June 2000 / Accepted: 27 November 2000     

N-dimensional non-abelian dilatonic,stable black holes and their Born–Infeld extension

We find large classes of non-asymptotically flat Einstein–Yang–Mills–Dilaton and Einstein–Yang–Mills–Born–Infeld–Dilaton black holes in N-dimensional spherically symmetric spacetime expressed in terms of the quasilocal mass. Extension of the dilatonic YM solution to N-dimensions has been possible by employing the generalized Wu-Yang ansatz. Another metric ansatz, which aided in finding exact solutions is the functional dependence of the radius function on the dilaton field. These classes of black holes are stable against linear radial perturbations. In the limit of vanishing dilaton we obtain Bertotti–Robinson type metrics with the topology of AdS ₂×S ^N–2. Since connection can be established between dilaton and a scalar field of Brans–Dicke type we obtain black hole solutions also in the Brans–Dicke–Yang–Mills theory as well.     

Euler Characteristics of SU(2) Instanton Moduli Spaces on Rational Elliptic Surfaces

Recently, Minahan, Nemeschansky, Vafa and Warner computed partition functions for N = 4 topological Yang–Mills theory on rational elliptic surfaces. In particular they computed generating functions of Euler characteristics of SU(2)-instanton moduli spaces. In mathematics, they are expected to coincide with those of Gieseker compactifications. In this paper, we compute Euler characteristics of these spaces and show that our results coincide with theirs. We also check the modular property of Z _{SU (2)} and Z _{SO (3)} conjectured by Vafa and Witten. Received: 8 June 1998 / Accepted: 1 February 1999     

The Formulae of Kontsevich and Verlinde¶from the Perspective of the Drinfeld Double

A two dimensional gauge theory is canonically associated to every Drinfeld double. For particular doubles, the theory turns out to be e.g. the ordinary Yang–Mills theory, the G/G gauged WZNW model or the Poisson σ-model that underlies the Kontsevich quantization formula. We calculate the arbitrary genus partition function of the latter. The result is the q-deformation of the ordinary Yang–Mills partition function in the sense that the series over the weights is replaced by the same series over the q-weights. For q equal to a root of unity the series acquires the affine Weyl symmetry and its truncation to the alcove coincides with the Verlinde formula. Received: 10 December 1999 / Accepted: 8 October 2000     

Instantons and Yang–Mills Flows on Coset Spaces

We consider the Yang–Mills flow equations on a reductive coset space G/H and the Yang–Mills equations on the manifold \mathbbR×G/H{\mathbb{R}\times G/H}. On non-symmetric coset spaces G/H one can introduce geometric fluxes identified with the torsion of the spin connection. The condition of G-equivariance imposed on the gauge fields reduces the Yang–Mills equations to f⁴{\phi^4}-kink equations on \mathbbR{\mathbb{R}}. Depending on the boundary conditions and torsion, we obtain solutions to the Yang–Mills equations describing instantons, chains of instanton–anti-instanton pairs or modifications of gauge bundles. For Lorentzian signature on \mathbbR×G/H{\mathbb{R}\times G/H}, dyon-type configurations are constructed as well. We also present explicit solutions to the Yang–Mills flow equations and compare them with the Yang–Mills solutions on \mathbbR×G/H{\mathbb{R}\times G/H}.     

Superconductivity in Supersymmetric Theories

The study of superconductivity has been undertaken through the breaking of supersymmetric gauge theories which automatically incorporate the condensation of monopoles and dyons leading to confining and superconducting phases. Constructing the effective Lagrangian near a singularity in moduli space for N=2 supersymmetric theory with SU(2) gauge group, it has been shown that when a mass term is added to this Lagrangian, the N=2 Supersymmetry is reduced to N=1 supersymmetry yielding the dyonic condensation which leads to confinement and superconductivity as the consequence of generalized Meissner effect. In the Coulomb phase of N=2 SU(3) Yang–Mills theory the gauge symmetry has been broken down to SU(2)×U(l) and it has been shown that on perturbing it by suitable tree-level superpotential this supersymmetry theory breaks to N=1 SU(2) Yang-Mills theory described by Higgs field in confining phase incorporating superconductivity.     

Supersymmetric structures in 4-D Yang–Mills theory

Recently there has been much progress in understanding confinement in the N=2 supersymmetric Yang–Mills theory. Here we shall investigate how these results could be extended to explain color confinement in the ordinary Yang–Mills theory. In particular, we inquire whether confinement in the N=2 theory can be related to color confinement in the ordinary Yang–Mills theory in the framework of Parisi–Sourlas dimensional reduction. For this we study the partition function of the ordinary Yang–Mills theory in different regimes. Our analysis reveals that an intimate connection indeed exists between these two approaches. Received: 18 July 1997 / Revised version: 15 August 1997 / Published online: 23 February 1998     

Nahm Transform for Periodic Monopoles¶and ?=2 Super Yang–Mills Theory

We study Bogomolny equations on ℝ²×?¹. Although they do not admit nontrivial finite-energy solutions, we show that there are interesting infinite-energy solutions with Higgs field growing logarithmically at infinity. We call these solutions periodic monopoles. Using the Nahm transform, we show that periodic monopoles are in one-to-one correspondence with solutions of Hitchin equations on a cylinder with Higgs field growing exponentially at infinity. The moduli spaces of periodic monopoles belong to a novel class of hyperk?hler manifolds and have applications to quantum gauge theory and string theory. For example, we show that the moduli space of k periodic monopoles provides the exact solution of ?=2 super Yang–Mills theory with gauge group SU(k) compactified on a circle of arbitrary radius. Received: 20 July 2000 / Accepted: 29 November 2000     

The ADHM Construction and Non-local Symmetries of the Self-dual Yang–Mills Equations

We construct the most general reducible connection that satisfies the self-dual Yang–Mills equations on a simply-connected, open subset of flat \mathbbR⁴{\mathbb{R}^4}. We show how all such connections lie in the orbit of the flat connection on \mathbbR⁴{\mathbb{R}^4} under the action of non-local symmetries of the self-dual Yang–Mills equations. Such connections fit naturally inside a larger class of solutions to the self-dual Yang–Mills equations that are analogous to harmonic maps of finite type.     

Hyperelliptic Curves Describing Coulomb Phase of N = 2 Supersymmetric Theories with Classical Gauge Groups SU(3) and SO(6)

Breaking N = 2 SU(3) and N =2 SO(6) supersymmetric Yang–Mills theoriesto corresponding N = 1 theories by suitable tree-levelsuperpotentials, thehyperelliptic curves describing the Coulomb phase of these theories have beenobtained and it has been shown that the mass gap in the N = 1confining phaseof these theories vanishes when N = 1 parameters are properlytuned to approachthe highest critical points.     

The Nekrasov Conjecture for Toric Surfaces

The Nekrasov conjecture predicts a relation between the partition function for N = 2 supersymmetric Yang–Mills theory and the Seiberg-Witten prepotential. For instantons on \mathbbR⁴{\mathbb{R}^4}, the conjecture was proved, independently and using different methods, by Nekrasov-Okounkov and Nakajima-Yoshioka. We prove a generalized version of the conjecture for instantons on noncompact toric surfaces.     

Hairy Black Hole Solutions¶to SU(3) Einstein–Yang–Mills Equations

We give a rigorous proof of existence of infinitely many black hole solutions to the Einstein–Yang–Mills equations with gauge group SU(3). In the case that the radius of event horizon is not too small, we show that there is a black hole solution for any possible numbers of zeros of the two field variables. Received: 23 October 2000 / Accepted: 30 January 2001